Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§4728 Brown Tree Snake Control Program
Title 16 › CHAPTER 67 — AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER III — PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES DISPERSAL › § 4728
Summary
Task Force must, under section 4722(a), lead environmentally safe control of the brown tree snake in Guam and nonnative areas with partners.
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Title 16, §4728
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The Task Force shall, within the program developed under section 4722(a) of this title, undertake a comprehensive, environmentally sound program in coordination with regional, territorial, State and local entities to control the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in Guam and other areas where the species is established outside of its historic range.
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Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “section 4722(a) of this title” for “subsection (a)”. 1996—Pub. L. 104–332 made technical amendment to Pub. L. 101–646, § 1209, which enacted this section.
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16 U.S.C. § 4728
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102